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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2026; 18(7): 118050
Published online Jul 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i7.118050
Table 1 Comparison of patient-derived xenograft and mini patient-derived xenograft for gastric cancer

PDX
MiniPDX
Model establishment time (median days)170-1127
Modeling success rate15.1%-35.5%100%
Reference[39-43][24]
Table 2 Patients’ demographic and tumor characteristics, n (%)
Characteristics
All (n = 36)
MiniPDX group (n = 16)
Experimental treatment group (n = 20)
P value
Age, years, median (range)58 (42-79)55 (42-66)60 (47-79)0.438
Age, group0.813
≤ 60 years24 (66.67)11 (68.75)13 (65.00)
> 60 years12 (33.33)5 (31.25)7 (35.00)
Gender0.593
Male22 (61.11)9 (56.25)13 (65.00)
Female14 (38.89)7 (43.75)7 (35.00)
ECOG PS
0-136 (100)16 (100)20 (100)
20 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
T-stage of primary tumor10.556
pT110 (27.78)3 (18.75)7 (35.00)
pT28 (22.22)3 (18.75)5 (25.00)
pT315 (41.67)8 (50.00)7 (35.00)
pT43 (8.33)2 (12.50)1 (5.00)
N-stage of primary tumor10.400
N019 (52.78)6 (37.50)13 (65.00)
N16 (16.67)4 (25.00)2 (10.00)
N22 (5.56)1 (6.25)1 (5.00)
N39 (25.00)5 (31.25)4 (20.00)
M-stage1
M036 (100)16 (100)20 (100)
M10 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Stage of AJCC10.095
I16 (44.44)4 (25.00)12 (60.00)
II9 (25.00)6 (37.50)3 (15.00)
III11 (30.56)6 (37.50)5 (25.00)
Table 3 Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of recurrence-free survival
Characteristics
Mean recurrence-free survival months
P value
Multivariate adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)1
P value
Treatment0.0250.266 (0.087-0.816)0.021
MiniPDX group, n = 1648.2 (37.9-58.5)
Experimental treatment group, n = 2032.7 (23.7-41.7)
Age group0.286NANA
≤ 60, n = 2442.0 (32.6-51.4)
> 60, n = 1232.3 (22.8-41.7)
Sex0.336NANA
Male, n = 2242.7 (33.6-51.7)
Female, n = 1432.3 (21.9-42.7)
T-stage of primary tumor10.100NANA
pT1, n = 1046.0 (33.6-58.3)
pT2, n = 849.1 (35.4-62.8)
pT3, n = 1532.8 (22.5-43.0)
pT4, n = 315.7 (3.5-27.9)
N-stage of primary tumor10.027NANA
N0, n = 1942.6 (32.5-52.8)
N1, n = 654.3 (40.6-68.1)
N2, n = 231.5 (0.0-67.8)
N3, n = 925.7 (13.3-38.1)
Stage of AJCC10.018NANA
Stage 1, n = 1646.0 (35.8-56.2)0.536 (0.330-0.869)20.011
Stage 2, n = 945.8 (30.8-60.8)0.542 (0.349-0.840)30.06
Stage 3, n = 1126.8 (15.6-38.0)1.68840.194
Table 4 Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of overall survival
Characteristics
Mean recurrence-free survival months
P value
Multivariate adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)1
P value
Treatment0.0360.283 (0.081-0.997)0.050
MiniPDX group, n = 1654.5 (46.9-62.1)
Experimental treatment group, n = 2043.5 (36.2-50.7)
Age group0.312NANA
≤ 60, n = 2450.6 (43.6-57.5)
> 60, n = 1242.8 (33.6-52.1)
Sex0.078NANA
Male, n = 2252.1 (45.2-59.0)
Female, n = 1439.1 (31.9-46.3)
T-stage of primary tumor10.208NANA
pT1, n = 1050.3 (41.7-58.9)
pT2, n = 852.6 (42.0-63.2)
pT3, n = 1545.1 (36.0-54.2)
pT4, n = 326.3 (18.0-34.6)
N-stage of primary tumor10.465NANA
N0, n = 1948.3 (40.5-56.1)
N1, n = 655.7 (44.3-67.0)
N2, n = 245.5 (24.0-67.0)
N3, n = 940.0 (30.8-49.2)
Stage of AJCC10.554NANA
Stage 1, n = 1651.3 (44.0-58.6)
Stage 2, n = 947.7 (34.5-60.8)
Stage 3, n = 1142.4 (32.9-52.0)


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